Damien Enright: Hedgehog mushrooms were not plentiful but worth the effort

Day's foraging in County Kerry leads to treasured find of mushrooms including Chanterelles

Hedgehog mushrooms, also known as Sweet Tooth, were foraged in forests in Kerry.

After a day's foraging in the wet woods of Kerry, we had hedgehogs with bacon in a creamy sauce for supper.

Fungi foragers will agree that Hydnum repandum, also known as Sweet Tooth, wood hedgehog or, simply, hedgehog mushroom, is a treasured find when they come upon them.